Letters to General Meagher Reveal Territorial Life in Montana
A collection of old letters to Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher from the 1860s Montana territory sheds light on daily life and conditions during that era. The letters, gathered by the Federal Writers' Project, offer vivid glimpses into frontier struggles and governance.
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Territory of
Montana
Job
Meagher
Toledo
Tama County
Towa
Wis
T. F. Meagher
Letters from Montana's early days reveal Meagher era hopes
In the Montana collection, letters to General Meagher from Irish settlers and others show the rush to migrate, seek jobs, and learn land and mining prospects. They depict Meagher as a trusted figure guiding territory growth, while officials faced law shortages and frontier dangers. Exploration notes and vigilante lore mingle with requests for offices and stable governance.
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Montana
State Historical Library
Meagher
Fort, Benton
Fort Benton
General Meagher
Territory of Montana
Missoula Mills
Frank H. Woody
Missoula County
Board of Commissioners
Oliver & Co
New Wagner scholarship awarded to Vesta Robbins at Montana State
The $100 Wagner scholarship, offered for the first time this year at Montana State College, was awarded to Vesta Robbins. Registrar W. H. McCall notes Robbins, a sophomore in applied art, tops her freshman class in scholarship and participates in Alpha Lambda Delta Spurs and Pi Beta Phi.
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Wagner
Montana State College
Vesta Robbins
State College
W. H. McCall
Louis H. Wagner
Bozeman
Montana State
Miss Robbins
Alpha Lambda Delta
Spurs
Women’s Service Organization
Pi Beta Phi
the Belt High School
Bayer Aspirin Quick Relief for Headache Dosage Tip
When waking with a headache, take two Bayer Aspirin tablets with water. Relief often arrives by the time you finish dressing. Ask for the full name Bayer Aspirin, not just aspirin, with a price of 15 cents per dozen tablets.
Road Work Curtailed as Construction Season Ends
The department reports highway work slowed with contractors employing 1,857 men in the last half of September versus 4,000 at the summer peak.
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Jackson City
Mich
Jeremiah O'Meara
Ss. C. Rogers
Lfe
Fort Snell
Ing
Minn
Idaho
Council Bluffs
Platte River
United States
Allen Shortridge
Cap. Co
Old Bannack
Chamber of Commerce
William Y. Lovell
A. Leech
John Price
J. D. Ritchie
T. M. Tallaferro
J. M. Castner
J. B. Cavan
Henry Morler
Peter Rowan
Flathead Nation
Helena
William T. Hamilton
Hamilton
Bannack
Virginia City
Edgerton
East 26Th Street
New York City
Dodge
C. V. T. Roosevelt
Edward Boyle
Boyle
Missouri
Thoms
Francis Measher
R. J. Mitchell
AG School
Bozeman Merchant
Hslee
Blentes
Brann
Elbert Hubbard
the Wizard of Words
Frank Rugeman
Manhattan
Anaconda
Montana State Experiment Station
Prudent Management
Montana Life Insurance Company
Helena R. B. Richardson
General Electric
Thrift
General Electric Supply Corp
Butte, Montana
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